2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification
# 2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification

The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) section of the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification involved five teams competing for one spot in the final tournament in England.

## Format

In addition to four automatically qualified teams, Oceania was allocated one direct qualifying place (Oceania 1) for the 2015 Rugby World Cup to be held in England. It was the last region to begin its qualification process for 2015. The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup was the regional qualification tournament, with the winner playing Fiji in a one-off match for the qualifying place. The winner of this play-off qualified directly for Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Oceania 1.

## Entrants

The 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying teams that competed for the 2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification. (World rankings, shown in brackets, are those immediately prior to first Oceania qualification match on 6 July 2012)

* Cook Islands (54)
* Fiji (14)
* Papua New Guinea (49)
* Solomon Islands (70)
* Tahiti (86)

### Qualified nations

* Australia (Automatic qualifier)
* New Zealand (Automatic qualifier)
* Samoa (Automatic qualifier)
* Tonga (Automatic qualifier)
* Fiji (Oceania 1)

## Round 1: Oceania Cup

The first round consisted of six home-and-away matches. The winner of the series proceeded to the second round. The FORU Oceania Cup took place in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | BP | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 48 | +66 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 91 | +8 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | –33 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 100 | –41 | 3 | 3 |
| Updated: 13 July 2013 Source: oceaniarugby.com  • The top team (Green background) advanced to Round 2 |

Matches :

6 July 2013 13:00 AEST (UTC+10)(1 BP) Cook Islands 38–5 TahitiStatsLloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji)

6 July 2013 15:15 AEST (UTC+10)(1 BP) Papua New Guinea 29–22 Solomon Islands (1 BP)StatsLloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)

9 July 2013 13:00 AEST (UTC+10)Solomon Islands 12–39 Cook Islands (1 BP)StatsLloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)

9 July 2013 15:15 AEST (UTC+10)(1 BP) Papua New Guinea 39–32 Tahiti (2 BP)StatsLloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)

13 July 2013 13:00 AEST (UTC+10)Solomon Islands 23–22 Tahiti (1 BP)StatsLloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)

13 July 2013 15:15 AEST (UTC+10)(2 BP) Papua New Guinea 31–37 Cook Islands (1 BP)StatsLloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji) :

| Overall Points Scorers |
| - |
| Player | Team | Total | Details | Details | Details | Details |
| Player | Team | Total | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop Goals |
| Greg Mullany | Cook Islands | 30 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Marc Richmond | Tahiti | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Fournier | Tahiti | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ralph Susuve | Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Leslie Puia | Solomon Islands | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ioane Ioane | Cook Islands | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Makuare | Cook Islands | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Liliket | Papua New Guinea | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fredson Pukefenua | Solomon Islands | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Vaevae | Cook Islands | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Francis Smith | Cook Islands | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Guise | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tisa Kautu | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buttler Morris | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubert Tseraha | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Kautu Junior | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brook Cowan | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Marsters | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Napara | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chay Raui | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Robinson | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Teinakore | Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bulumaris | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapua Kapua | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Miai | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Pato Junior | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bakila | Solomon Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chapman | Solomon Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viv Kelesi | Solomon Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Maebata | Solomon Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Puia | Solomon Islands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andoni Jimenez | Tahiti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Taeae | Tahiti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Teihoarii | Tahiti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Updated: 13 July 2013

## Round 2: Oceania final

Fiji defeated the first round winner, Cook Islands, in a one-off match to determine who qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

* 28 June 2014 15:00 FJT (UTC+12)

| Fiji | 108–6 | Cook Islands |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Talebula (2) 1' m, 72' c Kenatale 28' c Tikoirotuma 30' c Nadolo (3) 32' m, 42' c, 52' c Votu 37' m Qera 49' m Delai (2) 60' c, 77' m Atalifo 65' c Matawalu (2) 68' c, 79' m Nagusa (2) 70' c, 80+4' m Waqaniburotu 75' c Con: Nadolo (3/6) 29', 31', 53' Ralulu (7/10) 43', 61', 66', 69', 71', 73', 76' Naikatini (0/1) Drop: Talebula (1/1) 63' | Stats | Pen: Vaevae (2/2) 5', 21' |

* Churchill Park, Lautoka Attendance: 2760 Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Team details :

| FB | 15 | Metuisela Talebula |
| - | - | - |
| RW | 14 | Waisea Nayacalevu |
| OC | 13 | Asaeli Tikoirotuma | 66' |
| IC | 12 | Nemani Nadolo | 53' |
| LW | 11 | Watisoni Votu |
| FH | 10 | Jonetani Ralulu |
| SH | 9 | Nemia Kenatale | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Akapusi Qera (c) |
| OF | 7 | Malakai Ravulo | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Dominiko Waqaniburotu |
| RL | 5 | Apisai Naikatini |
| LL | 4 | Apisalome Ratuniyarawa | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Manasa Saulo | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Sunia Koto | 45' |
| LP | 1 | Campese Ma'afu | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliame Veikoso | 45' |
| PR | 17 | Jerry Yanuyanutawa | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Leroy Atalifo | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Rupeni Nasiga | 40' |
| LK | 20 | Leone Nakarawa | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Nikola Matawalu | 40' |
| CE | 22 | Adriu Delai | 53' |
| FB | 23 | Timoci Nagusa | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| John McKee ||
| FB | 15 | Chay Raui | 61' |
| RW | 14 | James Iopu-Johnson |
| OC | 13 | Joel Rapana |
| IC | 12 | James Raea |
| LW | 11 | Ioane Ioane | 70' |
| FH | 10 | Sam Vaevae | 57' |
| SH | 9 | Daniel Devereaux | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Stephen Setephano |
| OF | 7 | Nick Connal |
| BF | 6 | Kima Iosua |
| RL | 5 | Simon Marcel |
| LL | 4 | Bon Maui | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Stan Wright (c) | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Francis Smith | 71' |
| LP | 1 | AJ Campbell | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jacob Marsters | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Chris Iosua | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Mathew Mullany | 73' |
| LK | 19 | Iro Teariki | 71' |
| N8 | 20 | Mark Ioane | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Andrew Putairi | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Reece Joyce | 57' |
| WG | 23 | Louis Makere | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Barry George ||

* Touch judges:
* Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
* Ed Martin (Australia)
